Renisha McBride porch-killing trial set to begin in Detroit

DETROIT, MI -- Jury selection is scheduled to begin Monday morning in the case against Theodore Wafer, 55, of Dearborn Heights, who killed 19-year-old Renisha McBride of Detroit when she came to his front door about 4:40 a.m. on Nov. 2.

Wafer faces charges of second-degree murder, manslaughter and felonious use of a firearm.

Toxicology reports show McBride was drunk -- she had a .23 alcohol level when she died -- and had marijuana in her system.

Hours earlier she crashed into a parked car in a nearby Detroit neighborhood and fled the scene.

The defense intends to present a case of self-defense, purporting that McBride came to Wafer's home banging violently on his door.

She died of a gunshot wound to the face fired through Wafer's locked screen door.

Worthy, when she announced charges in the case last year, said there is no "duty to retreat in your own home, however, someone who claims self defense must honestly and reasonably believe that he is in imminent danger of either losing his life or suffering great bodily harm..."

Presiding Judge Dana Hathaway ruled last month that images showing McBride with marijuana, alcohol and a gun won't be admitted as evidence.